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  Elders removed in Northern PA. Congregation

  by ToesUp in

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  a close family member just informed me what happened during their last c.o.

  visit.

  this occurred 3 months ago.

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  this congregtion musnt be too small to have 7 elders, were i live the three congs im familiar with have maybe three or 4 at best, to have 7 elders

  that must be a larger congregation. i know who the co is if indeed he is the greek co,

  a jw from the local hall,and his wife actually was at my door friday morning,inviting me to the talk today, he just finished vitsiting my moms hall.

  I know who would know why that went down but im way out of the loop. but, if i get any gossip from my mom, [not asked for thats for sure,]

  ill keep u posted.
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  Help with Magazine Article Regarding 1975 and Jesus

  by Tenacious in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello to all.. i need help finding a quote written in an article not sure if it was awake or watchtower.. it may have been the years 68' or 69 but i remember distinctly that it mentioned 1975 was approaching very quickly and that it was not time to be fooling around with jesus' words about no one knowing the date or the hour.. thanks!.

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  wow! now thats the second truly BRAZEN thing ive read this week from them!

  just ignore the bible why dont they!
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  Looking to Move in a few years?

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  2. friends

  my wife and i are thinking about moving to central tn somewhere between crossville and cookeville.

  maybe even as far west to lebanon or as far east to hariman.

  things have changes so much for us in the last 6 months we would like to live were it is a little warmer with lots of wild herbs for my wife who is a herbalist and for me so i can garden more.

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  my son lives in the nashville tn outskirts, he says its pretty nice, Iwent down to see him and he took me to a cute little town called franklin, just outsde of nashville, that franklin reminds me a little of the franklin in pa. cute walking around town sort of town.

  we also went to the opreyland hotel, to see the inside gardens, really cool.

  the tax in tn is 10 percent on everything, but they have no income tax, nashville is only a few hrs from louisville. stuff is fairly similar in price as in pa.

  there are many new jobs availiable in and around nashville, so its worth a look.
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  what would happen If?

  by sowhatnow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i submitted a letter to the local k hall, explaining that i no longer believe my baptism as a jw is valid, based on my current bible knowlege.

  and i wish to be no longer considered a baptised [in this organization], jw, but simply a christain who studies the bible.. and then would continue to attend meetings?.

  they couldnt prevent me, its open to the public.. .

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  have no intention of doing anything, just fading i hope.
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  Funeral for an atheist

  by Stealth in

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  99% of all funerals that i have attended have been the wt version, where they preach about the resurrection into paradise and say little about the person who passed other than they were loyal to jah.

  the other 1% catholic for grandparents.. now that i consider myself an atheist, i got to wondering what do atheists plan for when they die?.

  if you are a non-believer what are your plans for when you die?

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  i had a distant relative leave his body to science, just last year.

  and bigmac there is a mars Pa, so you might get half of your request, lol
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  what would happen If?

  by sowhatnow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i submitted a letter to the local k hall, explaining that i no longer believe my baptism as a jw is valid, based on my current bible knowlege.

  and i wish to be no longer considered a baptised [in this organization], jw, but simply a christain who studies the bible.. and then would continue to attend meetings?.

  they couldnt prevent me, its open to the public.. .

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  oh well, i guess ill just wait and see how things go by being oh so quiet.

  of course that is up to my mom,

  who was called kdka cathy when she was a teen. [kdka is a tv channel]

  she talks too much.
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  Did you expect all non-Witnesses to die at Armageddon?

  by Apognophos in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  apologies if this has been asked before, but i couldn't find a thread where the focus was specifically this yes-or-no question.

  reach back in your memories to when you were at the peak of your faith in the religion, and tell me honestly:.

  "did you, personally, believe that non-witnesses would die at armageddon, even if they hadn't gotten to hear the message at all?".

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  i never accepted that ,

  im better than that, id never condemn someone to die for ignorance or imperfection.
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  My dog just died.

  by panhandlegirl in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just buried my beloved poddle, little brother.

  he died suddenly.

  i know to most people that is not an important event.

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  so sorry sweetie, I hated going through that, twice so far a dog and a cat, and two more cats to go, after those go i cant deal with it anymore.

  they are like our kids.
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  what would happen If?

  by sowhatnow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i submitted a letter to the local k hall, explaining that i no longer believe my baptism as a jw is valid, based on my current bible knowlege.

  and i wish to be no longer considered a baptised [in this organization], jw, but simply a christain who studies the bible.. and then would continue to attend meetings?.

  they couldnt prevent me, its open to the public.. .

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  not going back to those weekly cuckoo conventions

  but thought maybe I found a way out for a lot of people who are needing to stay

  involved for sake of family

  im not and never was missed. If I was df tomorrow the only person who would 'suffer' would be my mom.

  I thought gee if your not baptised, your not under thier rules?

  years ago I recall something about people wanting to get rebaptised weird but thought hmm I wonder.
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  Your favourite dog breed ...?

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. family

  in an earlier thread, i mentioned that i wasn't a particularly doggy person but that my parents got a husky last year that i've come to regard as a kind of brother.. huskies superficially resemble wolves and for me it's been fun to compare and contrast husky and wolf behaviour.

  huskies howl but rarely bark, and seem to have a strong prey drive and a strong pack instinct - a nod to their wild cousins.

  this is why i love huskies, i think.. do you have a favourite dog breed and why?.

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  sowhatnow

  not a dog lover but when i watched the show on PBS wishbone, i thought that jack russel was adorable, so we got one.

  fortunatuely he was a mild mannered little 'elmo' [his name] who was a good dog and calm for a jr.

  13 years later when he had to be put to rest, my husband cried harder than when his own parents died.

  they are funny dogs.

  my mom had a mini collie, which i liked, she also was cute, but with the hair, high maintainence. but still adorable.